Pervil / Gaunt linl was Re: Marvolo's ring

[Karen Barker]

No: HPFGUIDX 135288

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "wickywackywoo2001" 
<wsherratt3338 at r...> wrote:
> I assumed that the ring Marvolo had belonged to Salazar Slytherin, 
> but now I'm not so sure.  The *locket* certainly did, but it says 
> that the ring had the Peverell coat of arms engraved on it.  Has  
> anyone heard  of the Peverell family before?  Are they an extinct 
> family, perhaps?

Well there was the Peveril family.  There is a castle very near to 
where I live called Peveril Castle which was given to William 
Peveril by William I (the Conqueror).  There is a train of thought 
that William Peveril was an illegitimate son of William I's.  I just 
had a look in Google on it and the following paragraph made my heart 
thump:

"The castle saw a succession of Royal Kings and Queens, but in the 
late 14th century, it was granted to John of Gaunt, in exchange for 
the earldom of Richmond, and Peveril then became part of the Duchy 
of Lancaster. However, on John's death, his son (who became King 
Henry IV) inherited the castle and it became part of the Crown 
estate. "

John of Gaunt, as you probably know, was the son of Edward III and 
the father of Henry IV.  He was also the great-grandfather of Edward 
IV and Richard III through his (in)famous relationship with 
Catherine Swynford.

Presumably this is why JKR has chosen those particular surnames 
relating to each other, but it's very interesting!

Link to Peveril Castle if anyone's interested:
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/castles/peveril%20castle.htm

Karen